Universal automobile fan



Oct. 7, 1930. K. H. BURGlN ET AL A UNIVERSAL AUTOMOBILE FAN i Filed May 1;, 1929 Patented Oct. 7, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT orFic'lI-,I

iinmwrrg H, BURGIN, OFWHITESTOWN, AND LAFEYELTEQNOBLITT, `or INDIANAPOLIS,

INDIANAl p UNIVERSAL AUToivioBiLn FANV Application filed nay 4, 192e. seriaiNo. 360,530.

Tliisinventionrelates to fan means particularl'y adapted `for use in automobiles and has for its primary objects the creation or a current of air directed throughthe autonioigbile; means forheatingthat currentV or air as desiredgthe creation ofa vacuum suitable for cleaning theupholstery or the car without additional mechanical elements being employediand means for controlling the currenter air whereby part or the `air maybe directed toward the windshield or any other desired point and the balance of the` air directed in other directions. y l

Other objectsreside ilnmeans for'controlu ling the above indicated current of airand in providing, a compact unit that may be oper! atedA directly from the usualstorage battery commonlyY employed vin automobiles.

These and other objects willv become apparentin the following description of the invention with reference being made to the ac-` Fig 4 through an'air port valve and Fig. 6, aV verticaliseetion through the hose freel on the line 6 6 in Fig. 2f. V

Like 'characters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Un thedash 10 on the' automobile 11 is mounted a motor 12l by means of the bracket 11513, the "motorlbei-ng iadjustably rockabable on the bracke'tgll To the rear side of the .motor isattached a housing `14, 'completely surrounding a fan comprisedof apluralitv of' blades 15 revolv- :w-ablymounted on the motor-"shaftY 16, the fan bladesbeing` revolvedfreely Aby the shaft 16' within the housing.: i Theublades 15 are angularly positioned in relation to,4 theshaftzl so that by reversing thief direction-.of rotation of the blades,` the wise reversed in direction of flow.J

From the front side of the housing project ,current or air produced by the blades is'likei two nipples 17 and 18 anda flexiblehose is slipped over the nipple17 and carried forv wardly tl'irough the dash 10 anddownwardly to connect with the stove.20 carried onthe exhaust pipe21. A flexible pipe V22 leads from the nipple 1S 'forwardly through the i dash and down to under the automobile.

Valves are provided to open and close the openings from the housing 14 and through the nipples 17 and 18 in the foiin'of slides 23 and 23 slidably carried under the guides l211 and` der thesev guides 24and 25 so that byfpushing inwardly on the slidesthe discharge open The slides are entered ,through slots from the outside of the housing to pass un-,

ings yand the nipples may be closed, the slide 23, Fig. l'being here shown as closing opening and the nipple 17 and the slide 23 on the opposite side being shown `as withl drawn trom over the opening and the nipple is. y c

The rear `side of the housing 14 is provided with Va plurality of holes 26A there-` around having" theiricenters on the same circumference of a circle and on the inside of the ,housing is positioned a ring 27 with a' plui i'ality of holes 28 therethrough which may` match Ywith the holes This ring 27 'lis the yac

slidably retained against the back side of the housing-14 by means oi the post 29l and screw 30 slidably extending rearwardly through slots 31 in the housing wall so that by pushing the post 29 alongthe slot 31 the ring 27 may be moved to permit the holes 28 and 2G to register or the reverse asmay be desired. Y

The eei'it'ral portion of the rear wall of the housing 14 is opened and a conical cover 32 is hinged to the housing 14 to be normally secured thereagainst by its base by the screw 33. At the apex of the Cover 32 is a nipple. 34 which receives tliereover the end of the flexible hose 35. The other end of the hose 35 is slipped over the end of the pipe 36 whichiextends from the hose reel or drum 37.

The pipe 36 `is held stationary in the supporting bracket 38 by the pin 39 and projects into the drum tube 4() to permit the tube 40 to revolve therearound. A stuiiing nut 41 surrounds the pipe 36 and screw-threadedly engages the end ot' the tube 40. The tube 40 extends axially through the drum 37 and is rotatably supported by its other end in the supporting bracket 42. A helical spring 43 has one end fixed to the drum 37 Fig. 6, and the other end to the standard or bracket 42 so as to yieldingly and elastically resist rotation of the drum 37. A plug 44 is fixed in the tube 40 and an elbow 45 is passed through the drum 37 and ixed in the tube 40 to receive the end of the hose 46 on the outer end of the elbow and permit the hose Ato be wound about the drum 37.

A nozzle 56 is provided to be carried on the tree end of the hose 46 andI this nozzle is shaped tohave a narrow slot opening 47. On the instrument board 48 of the automobile 11 is mounted'a` switch 49 having a cable' 50 leading thereto from any suitable sourceof electricity such as the storage battery 51 and suitable 'wiring is conducted 'from the switch throughthe cable 52 to the motor '12, to permit theV switch to turn the motor on and olf and to reverse the iow ot' current to the motor so as to reverse the Vdirection of rotation of the fan blades 15.

In operation, the motor 12 may be started p by the switch 49 and the slide 23 -pushed in to close off the nipple 17 and the slide 23r pulled outwardly to open the nipple 18. Air will be drawn in through the pipe 22 and discharged by the blades 15 through the cover 32, the pipe 35 and the hose 46, rom the nozzle 56 which may be hung in the automobile to directthe current of air as desired. It is here shown, Fig.V l, as being held by the bracket 58 to direct the air across the windshield 59,. In cold weather, the slide 23 is pushed in and the slide 23 pulled outwardly whereupon warm air will be drawn through the stove 20 and the pipe 19 and discharged from the nozzle 56. The warm current of air striking the windshield will prevent formation of frost or steam thereon in cold weather.

As the opening in the nozzle 56 is small, additional discharge ot air from the blades 15 may be desirable, in which case, the ring 27 is rocked to open the holes 26 and the motor 12 may be rocked on its bracket 13 to direct the airl discharging therefrom as desired. The cover 32 is hinged to the housing 14 to permitaccess thereto for inspection and cleaning.

the motor 12 by the switch 49, air is drawn in through the nozzle 56 and discharged through the nipple 1S and out the pipe 22, the slide 23 and the ring 27 being in the'closed positions in this case. Thus the device becomes a vacuum cleaner by employing' the nozzle 56 in running over the upholstery of the automobile or clothing and the like of the passengers Sutlicient hose 46 is carried on the drum 37 to permit its reaching about the automobile, the hose being automatically rewound on the drum when released by the pull of the spring 43.

The ring 27 may be shifted to permit rapid withdrawal of air from the automobile when necessary.

' Having described and shown our invention Vin the best form now known to us, it is obviopening and closing said air port, hose means leading from one o said discharge ports, and valve means controlling .the opening of the other of said discharge ports.

2. In an air current producing device, a motor, a housing, blades within the housing adapted to be revolved by saidmotor, said housing having an air porton t-he front side of the housing and twodischarge ports removed from said air port, valve means for opening and closing said air port, hose means leading from one of said discharge ports, and valve means controlling the opening of the other otl said discharge ports, and means for directing the discharge from said other discharge port independently of the discharge from said hose means.

3. In an air current producing device, a motor, a housing, blades within the housing adapted to be revolved by said motor, said housing` having an air port on the front side of the housing and two discharge ports removed rom said air port, valve means for opening` and closing said air port, hose means leading from one ofvsaid discharge ports, .and valve means controlling the opening of the other of said discharge ports, means for warming air, said housing having 'a second air port on the front side, a pipe leading from said air warming means to said second air port, and valve means for opening and closing said second air port. By reversing the direction of rotation ot' 4; In anI air current producing device, a motor, a hous1ng,'blades within the housing adapted to be revolved by said motoi-said .housing having an air port on the front side of the housing and two discharge ports removed from said air port, valve means for opening and closing said air port, hose means leading from one of said discharge ports, and

valve means controlling the opening of the other of said discharge ports, and means for reversing the direction of rotation oi. said blades whereby air may be drawn in through either of said discharge ports and discharged from said air port.

5. In a motor driven fan, a plurality of blades adapted to be revolved by said motor, a housing surrounding the blades, said housing having an air port on one side of the blades` and two openings on the other side of the blades, valve means controlling the opening `of said air port, valve means controlling one of said openings, hose means leading from the other of said openings toa relatively iiXed position in relation t-o the housing, and means y permitting the rocking of the housing to di` rect a discharge of air from said valve controlled opening independently of the direction ot discharge from said hose.

G. ln a motor driven tan, a plurality of' blades adapted to be revolved by said motor, a housing surrounding the blades, said housing Ahaving an air port on one side of the blades Vand two openings on the other side of the blades, valve means controlling t-lie opening of said air port, valve means controlling one of said openings, hose means leading from the other of said openings to a relatively fixed position in relation to the housing, means permitting the rocking of the housing to direct a i discharge of air from said valve controlled openingindependently of the direction of discharge from said hose, and a second hose in communication with the iixed end of said hose means.

7. In a motor driven fan, a plurality of blades adapted to be revolvedby the motor, a housing surrounding the blades, a cold air intake and dirt discharge pipe leading from l reversed in direction.

8. In a motor driven fan, a plurality ot" blades adapted to be revolved by the motor, a housing surrounding the blades, a cold air intake and dirt discharge pipe leading from the 1 front side of the housing, a warm air intake pipe leading from a source of heat to the front side ot the housing, valve means selectively `controlling the openings of each of said pipes into said housing, a hose leading from a discharge opening in said housing, said housing having a second discharge opening, valve means controlling said second discharge opening, and means for reversing the direction of rotation of said blades whereby the current of air created by said blades may be reversed in direction, and means permitting selective adjustinent of the housing to'vary the direction of the discharge from said discharge opening in respect to the discharge from said hose.

In testimony whereof we aiiix our signa- KERMIT vH. BURGIN. LAFEYETTE NOBLITT.

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